Wagon-box.



W. R. BURR.

WAGON BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 6. I916.

Patented June 12, 1917.

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W. R. BURR.

WAGON BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 6, 1916.

1,229,223. Patented June 12, 1917.

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WILLIAM R. BURR, OF CRESCO, IOWA.

WAGON-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 12, 1917.

Application filed May 6, 1916. Serial No. 95,914.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM R. BURR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oresco, in the county of Howard and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in lVagon-Boxes, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention is a wagon box and refers more particularly to that typeof construction wherein several sections may be connected together orsuperposed oneupon the other.

One object of the invention is to provide a wagon box that is composedof several interchangeable sections of various capacities adapted to beused upon one wagon running gear.

Another object of the invention is to provide engaging means whereby theseveral sections may be attached to each other to maintain and hold themsecure without folding the several sections together, thus permittingone section to be readily removed.

The invention broadly stated comprises a plurality of interchangeablesections, each of said sections including side boards and end boards,cleats secured upon opposite sides of the side boards, bent stakessecured upon each side of the side boards, the several stakes and cleatscooperating to form engaging means to hold the several sections in theiroperative positions.

A practical form of the invention is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the assembledsections;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of three similar sections assembled;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view through the assembled sections on the line3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. at is a perspective view of a sloping side section showing theseparation of the stakes;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a straightsided section showing thecleats on each side of the side boards.

The several sections shown in Fig. 1 will be designated by the lettersA, B and C. These several sections include the side boards 6 and endboards 7, which may be formed of any suitable material and of anyparticular size or shape. The end boards are held in their operativeposition adjacent the ends of the side boards in any suitable manner,one form of means being shown by the eye bolts 8 which pass through theends of the side boards and the opposite ends are secured in a suitablemanner such as by a nut (not shown).

The several sections as illustrated in Fig. l comprise a variety ofshapes and styles. It will be noticed that the lower one is relativelynarrow and 'the second section B is sloping or has flaring sides whichmake it somewhat wider than the bottom section A. The top section C, asshown, is of the same width and length as the section 1) upon which itis placed.

Spaced upon the side boards of section G are suitable cleats 9 and 10positioned, respectively, upon the opposite sides of the side board.These cleats do not extend to the top edge of the section C, but doextend downwardly a sufficient distance over the side B to thereby holdthe top section C secure. Thus, it will be seen that to oppositelypositioned cleats such as 9 and 10 are adapted to engage the outer andinner sides of the side boards of the section B.

Secured to the outer surface of the section B are spaced stakes 11.These stakes are so bent that they will conform to the shape of thesection B and extending downwardly sufliciently to engage with thestraight side of the bottom section A. Upon the inner surface of thesection B are positioned the stakes 12 which conform to the innersurface of this section B and each of said stakes 12 is also providedwith a downwardly projecting portion to engage with the inner side ofthe bottom section A. These stakes 11 and 12 are preferably positionedoppositely to each other upon each side of the side boards and aresecured together through the side boards in any suitable manner, oneform of means being shown by the bolt and nut 13. Secured to the stakes11 are suitable braces 14:. These braces extend from the lower edge orend of the stake 11 upwardly and are secured to the bent portion of thestake by suitable means, one form being shown by the nut and bolt 15.

Referring more particularly to Fig. 2, it will be seen how the severalcleats overlap the underlying section and operate to hold the severalsections into better engagement. In this figure the two central. cleats9 of the middle section are adapted to pass through and be held bysuitable means, such as the straps 16 which are so bent as to form asocket. It is also to be observed in Fig. 1 that the intermediate cleatsor stakes 11 of the section B contact with the outer sides of the cleatsafiorded by the straps 16, whereby the section B is effectivelymaintained against independent longitudinal movement in either directionrelatively to the section A.-

Minor changes in form and details of construction may lee-resorted towithout departing from the spirit of my invention or the scope of theappended claim.

lVhat is claimed is A wagon box including a bed and side walls securedthereto, supplementary side walls each consisting of two sections one ofwhich is laterally inclined with respect to the other, said sectionshaving abuttingengagement at their contiguous longitudinal edges, strapirons securely fixed to the inner and outer faces of said supplementaryside wall sections and tying the same together, said strap ironsprojecting angularly from the free longitudinal edge of the laterallyinclined Wall section and in spaced relation to each other and adaptedto receive the side walls of the wagon body between them, whereby thesupplementary wall sections may be reinovably mounted in the upper edgesof said body walls, and an obliquely inclined brace bar secured to thelower free end of each outer strap iron, the upper'end of the brace barbeing secured to the strap iron contiguous to the contacting edges ofthe supplemental wall sections.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

WILLIAM R. BURR.

lVitnesses J. P. THoMsoN, ALICE M. DAVIS.

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